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Composer of the Week: Franz Liszt (1811-86)

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Donald Macleod begins this week's series on the life of Franz Liszt by exploring his Hungarian background and looking at some of the people who were important influences during his youth.

12 Grandes Etudes (1837): No 4 in D minor - Leslie Howard (piano)
Beethoven, transcr Liszt Symphony No 5 in C minor (1st mvt) - Glenn Gould (piano)
Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No 1 in F minor - Budapest Festival Orchestra, conductor Ivan Rscher
Piano Sonata in B minor - Martha Argerich

Contributors

Presenter:
Donald MacLeod
Producer:
Lyndon Jones
Source: Radio Times

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